[Weeping poplars continue to pick up the remnants, and the wild goose tooth red bridge is drawn. 】

[Yangzhou is good, the high-span Wuting Bridge, the face is clear and the moon is shadowy, the head is hollow over the cloud comb, and the jade flute is listened to at night. 】

[The moon is the host of the plum as a guest, and the flowers are the four wall boats as the home. 】

These are the beautiful scenery of Yangzhou written by the ancients, and Yangzhou in March is even more warbler song and swallow dance, full of vitality, full of spring, giving people a dreamlike feeling.

At half past ten o'clock in the morning of the next day, at the southeast gate of Slender West Lake, a white Maserati was ushered in, and a pair of young men and women wearing Hanfu walked out of the car.

Many tourists turned their heads to look at it, not only the Hanfu they were wearing was eye-catching, but also the appearance of both of them was super high, and it was difficult to take their eyes off at a glance.

Shen Du didn't care about everyone's eyes, and Liu Qingli was already accustomed to this.

The two held hands like no one around, bought tickets and walked into the scenic spot.

Although Slender West Lake is not as bright and brilliant as West Lake, it is beautiful and elegant. The body is slender and slender, just like the slender willow waist of a young girl, from which the reputation of Slender West Lake comes from.

After entering from the southeast gate, it can be said that it is three steps and one peach, five steps and one willow.

The ancient road in it is winding, and the white walls of Daiwa are more green; The surface of the lake is curved in shape, sometimes wide and sometimes narrow, and the banks are lined with green trees on both sides.

Standing on the bank of the Liudi River in Slender West Lake, through the classical pavilions, you can see the clear lake water shimmering in the spring breeze, and the boats are leisurely floating on the water.

As Shen Dusk and Liu Qingli move forward, the scenery is constantly changing, and the buildings of pavilions and pavilions, the combination of flowers, trees, mountains and stones are fascinating.

"Shen Dui, why didn't I know before, there are so many beautiful scenery in Jiangnan, and you didn't bring me here earlier?"

Liu Qingli lifted Yi lightly, pulling a strand of hair blown by the breeze behind her ears, and there was a hint of reproach in her words.

Shen Dui: "......"

I didn't know you before, how did I bring you?

"Why don't you speak?"

"Oh, I'm thinking!"

"Thinking about what?"

"I'll take you out for a spin in the future, huh...... Travel to scenic places! ”

"That's pretty much it!"

The beautiful rich woman smiled and took the initiative to take Shen Dui's arm, and they climbed along the lake with willow silk, climbed over the rockery of strange rocks, and arrived at a high stone arch bridge.

The arch bridge is designed with a single hole, and is built with a white marble railing, such as a jade belt elegant, like a neon lying wave.

"Shen Dui, why didn't I see the Twenty-Four Bridge?"

"What we're underneath our feet!"

"Huh? There is only one at the foot of the foot, and there are twenty-three? ”

"Silly girl!"

"Why do you call me a stupid girl again?"

Shen Du said with a smile: "The Twenty-four Bridges are historical legends, which have been recorded in Shen Kuo's "Mengxi Pen Talk, Supplementary Pen Talk", and there were indeed 24 bridges at that time, but they have long been abandoned.

"The current 24th Bridge is re-planned and built, and the one under our feet is 24 meters long, 2.4 meters wide, 24 columns, and 24 floors, which correspond to the 24 everywhere."

Liu Qingli's eyes widened, and she felt pity: "I thought there were 24 seats?" ”

Shen Du comforted: "Don't regret it, in fact, today's Slender West Lake, such as the spring willows of the Long Causeway, the fishing platform in the middle of the lake, the clear clouds of the White Tower, the smoke and rain of the Four Bridges, etc., constitute twenty-four pearl mosaics, and the scenery is not inferior to that of the past." ”

Liu Qingli seemed to feel something, and read a sentence leisurely: "The twenty-four bridges are still there, the waves are swinging, and the cold moon is silent." Reading the red medicine by the bridge, who is born every year? ”

Shen Du pulled her away: "Don't be so emotional, I'll take you to see other beautiful scenery!" ”

The willow silk is light, full of floral fragrance, full of green grass and red flowers, and even the breath contains the business of spring, which is a feast of spring.

The two came out of Slender West Lake, and it was noon.

After lunch, they went to Daming Temple, Geyuan, He Garden, and finally to Guandong Street.

Kanto Street is a historical old street, the city wall has experienced thousands of years of wind and frost, and still stands quietly, as if sighing the vicissitudes of the years.

The street is bustling with wells, shops, classical buildings, and snacks from all over the country, so that beautiful and rich women can feast their mouths.

On that day, they returned to the magic capital very late.

Even though she was very tired, Liu Qingli still had trouble sleeping, and seemed to be still immersed in the beautiful scenery of the south of the Yangtze River and couldn't come back to her senses.

Shen Du hugged her into his arms and asked softly, "What are you thinking?" ”

Liu Qingli pillowed her head on his shoulder: "I suddenly felt that my life before I met you was wasted, and now I understand what my pursuit is." ”

Shen Du laughed: "Yes, then you have to compensate me well!" ”

After saying that, without waiting for the beautiful rich woman to respond, one turned over and pounced.

……

Time flies, since the return of Yangzhou tourism, 10 days have passed.

During this period of time, Shen Dui's focus has been on the first round of financing of Dusu Company.

On March 29, just after going to work, Shang Jing came to report: "Mr. Shen, the registration of an offshore company has been stepped up; As of yesterday, more than 20 capitals have expressed their intention to invest in the network. ”

Shen Du hurriedly beckoned his chief investment advisor to sit down: "What kind of capital is involved?" ”

Shang Jing sat down and opened a document in his hand: "Mainly overseas capital, such as Goldman Sachs Capital, SoftBank Capital, and Sequoia Capital, which we discussed before, have contacted me. ”

Shen Du bowed his head and asked, "What are the domestic ones?" ”

It's not that he intends to cooperate with domestic capital, but wants to see the feedback from domestic capital.

Shang Jing is like a few treasures: "There are also domestic ones, and several companies such as Legend Capital and GSR Venture Capital have come.

"Domestic capital is relatively weak, such as GSR Ventures, which was only established last year, and its resources are definitely limited; Even Legend Capital was only created in 2001.

"However, there is another unexpected unit that has also signed up......"

Speaking of this, Shang Jing stopped talking.

"If you have something to say, you don't have to hide it."

Shen Dui's face was suspicious.

"Juncheng Company!"

When she said this, Shang Jing's expression was a little weird, obviously she couldn't figure out what a peer company was doing in the capital world anyway.

"Juncheng Company?"

Shen Dui's reaction was even greater, and he was almost choked to death while drinking tea: "They still have faces?" ”

Shang Jing has been in the company for some time, and she has obviously heard of the company's riotous operation, especially "I want to carry out an angel round of financing for the company at a valuation of 150 million", which is regarded as a joke by her.

She put aside those messy thoughts and said: "Mr. Shen, I made a special trip to check the financial report of Juncheng Company, their operating income last year was more than 300 million yuan, and the profit was only 130 million, how can I be qualified to participate in this matter?"

"You know, the open recruitment I organized required a valuation of 2 billion to start.

"I always feel that there may be a hidden truth behind the incident of Juncheng.com, which we don't know!

"They can't be naïve enough to think that we're going to give a friendship valuation and lower the threshold for them to come in for financing, right?"

Shen Du frowned slightly, and said after a moment: "What you said is not unreasonable, pay attention to industry trends, and inquire more about relevant news." ”

After the two exchanged, he let go of the matter.

With the chief investment consultant, Shen Du has a lot of worries, he doesn't need to worry about investment and financing, and the employees with a monthly salary of 20,000 yuan are too worthwhile.

Of course, the biggest hero is Liang Shaoqi, if there is no IT otaku, it is estimated that no matter what the cost of the twilight company, it will not be able to invite Shang Jing.

In the afternoon, Shen Dui's mobile phone rang, and on the caller ID was a familiar name:

Liu Yunfeng.

He hesitated for a while, but still pressed the answer button, mainly because Juncheng Company participated in the financing recruitment of Dusk Su.com, and wanted to see if he could find out any news.

"Mr. Shen, it's been more than two months, and you're finally willing to answer my call."

On the other end of the phone, Liu Yunfeng sighed deeply, since the original valuation of 150 million was thrown to Dusk Su.com, the two have never communicated again.

"May I ask Mr. Liu, what advice do you have when you call?"

Shen Duan didn't have the heart to talk nonsense with him, and he didn't even call Uncle Liu, what happened last time really hurt him a lot.

"Mr. Shen, there's no need for this, no matter how we say it, we can be regarded as comrades-in-arms who have shared hardships, and the [Travel Agency] section of Juncheng.com is still managed by your technical team?"

Liu Yunfeng felt the coldness of rejection, and hurriedly approached.

"Mr. Liu, we are in business, the cooperation in the [travel agency] sector, the company also benefits, I agree with the statement of my comrades-in-arms, as for the statement of shared suffering, it is a bit far."

Shen Duan seemed to expect what Liu Yunfeng was going to talk about, so he sealed the retreat first, and did not give the other party a chance to play the emotional card.

"Alas!"

Liu Yunfeng sighed: "Mr. Shen, we have all seen the financing recruitment of Dusu.com, Juncheng Company is sorry for the last valuation offer, but we really want to achieve in-depth cooperation with you." ”

Shen Du sneered, speaking of which, don't you want to participate in the first round of financing?

"Want to raise money? Then get in line first! ”

He replied in an official tone: "At present, there are more than 20 interested capital parties, and I have fully authorized this matter to the chief consultant, who will choose the best partner in accordance with the rules of the market." ”

It stands to reason that when it comes to this, Liu Yunfeng should also retreat.

With Juncheng.com's little background, how can it compete with overseas big capital groups?

But what I didn't expect was that before the end of the call, Liu Yunfeng said another sentence without beginning or end:

"Mr. Shen, everything is not so absolute, maybe we will have a chance to talk about this matter together; Juncheng is not alone in the competition, we also have a strong strategic partner support! ”

Shen Du was puzzled by this.

On the surface, Liu Yunfeng meant that there was a strong unit that would compete with Juncheng for financing.

What kind of unit can make him have confidence in this matter?

Shen Duan turned on the computer and looked up the cooperation projects of Juncheng.com on the Internet in the past two years, and he looked at them one by one, but he did not find any shadow of big capital.

He called Liang Shaoqi again to find out if there were any major moves in several peers recently, but he still had no clue.

It's right to think about it, among the peers of online travel platforms, Juncheng is the undisputed leader, no matter which one it is, it is not qualified to be described as a "strong strategic partner" by Liu Yunfeng.

So, should the other party come from outside the industry?

Shen Du made himself a cup of coffee, rubbed his temples and leaned back in the executive chair, his thoughts gradually diverging.

Since he couldn't find any clues from the current situation, he could only look through the memories of the previous life and see what big events and big news Junchengwang had made in the later generations.

Not to mention, in less than half an hour, Shen Duan already had an eyebrow.

After 2009, there were many rumors in the tourism industry that Tencent would acquire Juncheng.com, especially in 2013, when it was rumored that Tencent would acquire Juncheng for $6 billion, which was reported by major media.

In the end, Juncheng Company came out to refute the rumors.

But even without the acquisition, Tencent and Juncheng have cooperated many times, and even co-invested in many companies.

For example, in 2018, Tongchengwang and Yilong merged into a new company, called "Tongcheng Yilong", and Tengxun and Juncheng are the strategic major shareholders of this new company.

This is not the only time it has happened!

"Could it be that the strategic partner in Liu Yunfeng's mouth refers to Tengxun?"

Shen Du suddenly got up, feeling incredulous at his conjecture.

Those two units did have a lot of cooperation in later generations, but it's only 2005, so it's too early, right?

Or is it because of his own rebirth, so that the twilight network was born, and the butterfly effect disrupted the original pattern and made these things happen in advance?

Or is it overthinking?

Whether this speculation was true or not, it made Shen Duan excited.

Just because: there is the shadow of Boss Ma in this matter!

In the Internet world, anything that involves Boss Ma cannot be regarded as a trivial matter, no matter which Boss Ma is.

What if the speculation comes true?

If the unit that supports Juncheng Company to participate in the financing behind it is really Tengxun, then you must think about it.

It can be said that no one in the world knows better than Shen Dui how terrifying the Tengxun Empire is.

If...... If you can exchange 10% of the shares of Twilight Group for the shares lost by Tencent Group, you don't have to struggle in this life.

That's right, for Shen Du, he doesn't want the capital investment of Tencent Group, he just wants to replace the shares.

Even if there is only 1% of the shares, in more than ten years, it will become a huge asset of tens of billions!

An hour later.

Shen Du brewed another cup of coffee and drank it, and smoked two cigarettes, gradually calming down.

He felt that this matter had to be taken slowly, and that he could not hope too much, at least for the time being.

Tengxun did not come forward in person, but let Juncheng Company take the lead, indicating that the other party had scruples; The biggest possibility should be that the senior management of Juncheng Company should take the lead and pull Tengxun into the water.

In other words, the boss of the horse may not be optimistic about the twilight network.

Even if it is optimistic, it is not to the extent of exchanging shares.

Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if Boss Ma is willing, Shen Du will hesitate, because he is short of money at the moment, and he needs a lot of cash to auction the plot and develop the Dream House Real Estate Company.

In addition, if he wants the company to develop rapidly, he needs more resources provided by overseas capital, which are all things that Boss Ma cannot provide at this stage.

It didn't take long for Shen Dui to make a decision:

If you are lucky enough to guess, you will have a good talk with Juncheng Company at that time, and give priority to exchanging shares with Tengxun Group in the second round of financing.

As for whether Boss Ma will be optimistic about Dusk Su.com?

This is also easy to do, and it depends on which of the two sides develops the company faster and more valuable before the second round of funding.

Perhaps, at that time, the valuation of the company can be higher than the market value of Tencent, and it can be exchanged for more shares?

Shen Du deliberately inquired:

Tencent Group was listed in June 2004 with a total market capitalisation of HK$7.2 billion.

Nowadays, the valuation of Dusk Su is more than 2 billion, and the gap is not so big that it is impossible to catch up and desperate!